August 2017

Dear Brittney and Tharunka Team
I wanted to firstly congratulate you on the Semester 1 Tharunka that so directly and relevantly highlighted the issues of mental health and students with disabilities at UNSW. In particular, the article by Annabel Green and Annabelle Thorne was revealing (“Mental

By Lara Robertson
Welcome to post 9/11 America, where capitalism and apathy run rampant and men like Donald Trump can become president. In this world, the future often appears futile to millennials in their mid-twenties, stuck in that awkward, directionless stage between school and “real” life.

By Charlotte Guthleben
Introduction by Dominic Giannini, Online Sub-Editor
Campus Morning Mail last week revealed that women who study science, engineering and IT are more likely to work in sales than their respective fields.
The Australian Council for Educational Research crunched data for 142,000 graduates from 2013/14 and

By Lara Robertson
The year is 2017. Under a Trump presidency, a group of largely white, male politicians create and pass a bill that restricts the ability of women in developing countries to access abortion and contraceptive services. Those same men pass a healthcare bill that

By Dominic Giannini, Online Sub-Editor
It has been announced that UNSW plans on “disestablishing” 236 jobs in finance, external relations functions and at the Australian Graduate School of Management.
UNSW hasn’t elaborated on what “disestablishing” means, claiming: “UNSW has an ambitious strategy to 2025 which will create 8% more jobs at

By Stephen Brannon
The Roundhouse
Nestled at the lower end of campus, The Roundhouse has been a UNSW staple for generations of students.
However, business seems to have inexplicably declined at the beginning of 2017, likely in response to dramatic changes made to the once-bustling bar.
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